Columbia River

1. River that runs from British Columbia , Canada , to the Pacific Ocean and passes between Oregon and Washington .

Notes

Known for its great salmon runs in spring.

The site of the Bonneville and Grand Coulee Dams.

Example Sentences

The low mountains sloped up easily from the dirt and the Columbia River rolled in and out of site to the north of the highway.

From The Daily Beast

The K-Basins are located about 400 yards from the Columbia River.

From The Daily Beast

Eagles soared over the low mountains and salmon rushed proudly through the Columbia River.

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It happens that one of my brother's friends is on the Columbia River just now, making some kind of experiment on salmon.

From Project Gutenberg

His navigation had been excellent, however, for before them lay the mouth of the Columbia River, the object of their long voyage.

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Lewis now sent Clark ahead to explore the route along the Columbia River, and to build canoes if possible.

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This stands on the south side of the Columbia river, about sixteen miles from its mouth.

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Mid-day found them resting by a little lake, from which a stream flowed into the upper reaches of the Columbia River.

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